The Pond in Seasons

The Pond in Seasons

Philip C. Kolin

This pond across the road,
the liquefaction of sky and cloud.

Spring’s rebirthing frost into flowers,
garlands mirrored in petal soft water.

Summer’s frolicking in splashes and ripples
in memory of Eden before the Fall.

Autumn’s plumage perched on limbs overseeing
the source of their sustenance.

Then a cortege of winter flocks, ebbing
and flying, keening crows, frock-coated murres.

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Philip C. Kolin
Poet & Professor

Philip is the author of numerous poetry collections, including Reaching Forever (2018, Poiema/Cascade). He is Distinguished Professor of English (Emeritus) at the University of Southern Mississippi.

Photography by Frosty Ilze